Filled with His Love
In this podcast we focus on strengthening attachment relationships. Do you want to know how to draw closer to a family member, a friend, or to God? You will find answers in this podcast. Host: Russell T. Osguthorpe, instructional psychologist, church leader, husband, and father..
Episodes
386 episodes
(6:20) Post-Conference Thought--Can We Know?
Can we really know that God lives, that Jesus is His only Begotten Son, and that Joseph ushered in the Restoration? Can we know that our leaders are living prophets, seers, and revelatory? I offer my thoughts along with Elder Caussé's masterful...
(6:19) Drawing Closer: What If Obedience Is How Love Grows?
We read Psalm 119 and test its words against our own hearts, asking whether scripture truly feels sweet and satisfying to us. We explore how learning to delight in God’s commandments can deepen our love for God and draw us closer to Him. <...
(6:18) Preparing for General Conference: Being Possessed by Charity
I share a temple moment that turns into a deeper look at how we prepare for covenants, prophetic counsel, and the revelation we hope to receive. I talk about Moroni 7 and Elder Bednar’s words to ask whether we merely practice charity or whether...
(6:17) Drawing Closer: What is the Opposite of Holiness?
We take a Sabbath walk near the Provo Rock Canyon Temple under construction and let one word on the doorway reshape how we think about discipleship. We wrestle with why holiness can feel out of reach and how the temple invites us to trade pride...
(6:16) Why Are We So Foolish?
Behavioral economics describes how humans make predictably irrational or "fooling" choices. If we can understand our own irrationality, we can see it for what it is and make changes. We can turn it around and become more rational. Our irrationa...
(6:15) Drawing Closer: The Mysterious Equations Of Love
We reflect on A Beautiful Mind and the love Alicia Nash shows through years of strain, loss, and endurance. We sit with the idea that love can be a choice while still remaining a mystery that logic cannot fully explain. • Rewatching A ...
(6.14) What is Wholeness?
We all want to be whole, but what is wholeness?The Hebrew greeting "Shalom" helps us, I believe, what wholeness is all about.
(6:13) Drawing Closer: Slow Down And Be Still
We share a concert memory that turns into a quiet invitation to slow down and be still before God. We read healing lyrics from the hymn “Slow Down” and reflect on how pausing can help us feel peace when life gets demanding or unpredictable.&nbs...
(6.12) Faith in One Another
When someone expresses faith in us, we are built up, made more capable of facing the challenges life brings. In this episode, I refer to someone who had faith in me who helped me along the way. I urge you to think of someone who has faith in yo...
(6.11) Drawing Closer: The 2 1/2 Minute Talk Returns
I share the moment I froze as a kid during a church program and how that embarrassment shaped my commitment to speak anyway. I trace how two-and-a-half minute talks and a famous one-minute General Conference address inspired these Monday though...
(6.10) I Want to Remain Unfinished
We emphasize finishing a lot. We've got to get the project done. We don't want to leave it half-done. But when it comes to our life, we know our life will never be complete. We will always remain unfinished even throughout eternity because we a...
(6.09) Guilt: A Gift from God
Is guilt bad or good? Is it something we should avoid or can it actually help us draw closer to God and to others?
(6.08) Choose Life
Every day we have the privilege of choosing life, choosing to live really live. And that means choosing God. What will you do today to choose life?
(6.07) The Least Understood Principle of the Gospel
Elder David A. Bednar has identified a gospel principle that he believes is the least understood of all gospel principles. It is a principle central to this podcast, so I hope you enjoy this episode.
(6.06) Getting Ready for Shorter Classes
On September 6th we will begin our new Sunday meeting schedule with 25-minute classes. How can we adjust to the shorter classes?
(6.05) Project Hail Mary-2: An Imagined Interview with Rocky
This episode contains an imagined interview with Rocky, the fictitious Eridian creature from the movie Project Hail Mary. He has surprising wisdom about life, sacrifice, relationships, and emotions. I think you'll find his wisdom worth the list...
(6.04) Attachment to God--Encore
In March of 2022 I recorded my first episode on Attachment to God. In this episode I build on that first release. For those who did not hear that episode, I'm including it in this one. I still believe, even now more than ever, that our closenes...
(Bonus) Becoming a Pioneer
We're nearing the July 24th, the day we celebrate the arrival of the saints in the Salt Lake Valley. Perhaps the best way we can remember them is not simply by recounting their heroic efforts, but by becoming pioneers ourselves.
(6.03) Effective Immediately: How Do You Embrace Change?
Change can be challenging, whether it comes through a Prophet or in our everyday lives. Embracing change is essential if we are to find joy in mortality and happiness in the life to come.
(6.02) Project Hail Mary: An Imagined Interview with Ryland Grace
I began wondering what it might be like to interview Ryland Grace, one of the main characters in Andy Weir's book "Project Hail Mary," which has now become a blockbuster movie. What could such an interview teach us about relationships?
(6.01) Why I'm Pressing Play Again
I've taken a three-month break from the podcast, and I'm ready to begin again. I've already completed a few episodes that I will be publishing in the weeks ahead. I've missed the challenge that podcasting brings in my life. I hope you enjoy the...
(Bonus) Why I'm Pressing Pause
I'm taking a break from the podcast while I work on a book I began writing last summer. I look forward to reconnecting with you when I finish the book. I'll keep you updated on my progress periodically. Thanks for your interest in the podcast! ...
(5.39) Come to the Feast of Love
The Hymn Come Ye Disconsolate includes an important phrase we don't talk about often: "Come to the Feast of Love." What is the Feast of Love, and how does it apply to us right now today?